Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs Black Shark 3 Pro

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs Black Shark 3 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while Black Shark 3 Pro runs at 2.84 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB the better performer.

Display: Black Shark 3 Pro offers a screen size of 7.1 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 6.65 inches, making Black Shark 3 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and Black Shark 3 Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Black Shark 3 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 48 MP, making Black Shark 3 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Black Shark 3 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 16 MP, making Black Shark 3 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and Black Shark 3 Pro offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and Black Shark 3 Pro offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB

₹49,999

(Out of Stock)

Black Shark 3 Pro

₹49,190

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

80%

84%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2019

15 Aug, 2021

Performance


Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 865
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.65 inches (16.89 cm)	7.1 inches (18.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1440x3120 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	64 MP Primary Camera
N/A	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	5 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	20 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
27W Quick Charging	65W Fast Charging

Storage

256 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5

(101 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

484,670 AnTuTu Score	N/A
10h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2019

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v10 (Q)

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 650

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

484,670

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)

7.1 inches (18.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

484 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %

83.52 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

171.7 mm

177.7 mm

Width

78.5 mm

83.2 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

10.1 mm

Weight

215 grams

253 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

N/A	13 MP f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A	5 MP f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0

Yes 65W Fast Charging 100% in 38 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 50m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 33m 34s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N77 / N78

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope